I'm not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere (if it has, I haven't found it), so if it has I apologize, but I caught it last night while browsing the eShop.

Nintendo has a promotion going on for Wii U Deluxe owners. Every digital purchase you make earns you 10% back the cost of the game in points. Every 500 points earns you a $5 eShop credit. All you have to do is link your Nintendo Network ID to it and your good to go.

This only applies to Wii U eShop purchases, but the credit can be used in the 3DS eShop as well. This runs until the end of the year.

Now here's something I'm a little fuzzy on. When I linked my account, I instantly got a $5 credit; I'm not sure if that was just for linking it or if they reviewed my recent transaction history.

Yes, there is a badge on each wii u deluxe box for this, but otherwise nintendo has done a bad job of promoting it. Now that there is a banner in the eshop making it look like a new offer, at least more people will be aware. Your previous purchases should count and probably explain your $5 credit.

Example: I bought the Wind Waker bundle. It came with a code for Zelda. I used the code and immediately got 500 points - a $5 eshop gift card. Not half bad.

The same is true for the free games you get as prizes for Club Nintendo points.

F-Zero™ Nintendo

Purchased with a download code Price $7.99

79pts

Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs

Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs

Is balloon fight virtual console though? (ok, sure, technically it's all under the eShop umbrella but I was talking more old school games that have gotten rereleases-or is it wiiware, or whatever the Wii U equivilent is?)

Should say 'game' as F-zero is literally the first one. All others up to this point have been Wii

Also, you didnt get a $5 code for Zelda because it cost $49.99. I have the same bundle, you had to buy something else to get the extra point and put you over the hump. Also annoying that the credit doesn't appear for roughly a day

Still way better than anything Sony or MS (lol what cheapskates) are offering in terms of rewards programs

Eh, that's a bit anal...Yes I needed 1 more point. I upgraded several other games I got free for the Wii and paid $1.50 for the upgrade to the Wii U version so yeah I had "paid" for some other stuff. also I bought Earthbound. But you're right, Zelda was only worth 499 points.

I remember when they put Zelda ALTP out and for a while the link said Wii U. Made everyone pretty irritated, like they were laughing at us

I'm waiting for them to release a link to the past in the US so I can upgrade my Wii version. I don't understand why they haven't released it yet. If I were running Nintendo, I'd have Wii U port developers focus on the games that have the largest install base on the Wii so more people would pay to upgrade those games. That's probably got a better chance of generating revenue than porting the shit they've been doing.

I bought the Mario & Luigi Bundle. I haven't bought anything from the eshop yet. I got this:

Sign in failed.

You cannot participate in this promotion until the day after you purchase games and content at the Nintendo eShop.

Please ensure you are in a country that is eligible for this promotion. Only users that created a Nintendo Network ID on a Wii U Deluxe Set are eligible for this promotion.

So, it's either because I haven't bought/redeemed anything on the eshop yet to "activate" it, or because I linked my Club Nintendo ID with my 3DS to create my NNID, before I got a Wii U.

It's because you haven't bought anything yet. If you want to activate it for cheap, you could always download a Wii Panorama View for $2; there are also a couple of indie games for $2 at the moment. After you buy something it will take 2-3 days to fully post to your account.

It's because you haven't bought anything yet. If you want to activate it for cheap, you could always download a Wii Panorama View for $2; there are also a couple of indie games for $2 at the moment. After you buy something it will take 2-3 days to fully post to your account.

Are those panorama views any good? I remember reading about them and thinking that $2 seemed like a bit much for a bunch of pictures. How are they?

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